SCA: security update for pytorch-lightning (GHSA-4cv3-v7pv-rfhf)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 421208

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- In lightning-ai/pytorch-lightning version 2.3.2, a vulnerability exists in the `LightningApp` when running
on a Windows host. The vulnerability occurs at the `/api/v1/upload_file/` endpoint, allowing an attacker
to write or overwrite arbitrary files by providing a crafted filename. This can lead to potential remote
code execution (RCE) by overwriting critical files or placing malicious files in sensitive locations.
(CVE-2024-8019)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4cv3-v7pv-rfhf

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 421208

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/22/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.37

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-8019

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/20/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/20/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-8019

cwe: CWE-434